A few random things
Dec. 22nd, 2003 07:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katallison1. While hauling myself out of slumber this morning, I listened to Bob Edwards' interview with Marshall Chapman on NPR, which was a wonderfully kick-ass way to start a Monday morning. (Linked here, along with excerpts from Chapman's memoir. Go, listen. It'll cheer you right up.)
2. The usual blergh of Monday is blerghified still further by the fact that I've got my annual midwinter nose infection going, the details of which I'll spare you except to say that it involves the entire right side of my face and neck swelling up and throbbing, plus the low-grade fever. Alas, I cannot just stay home from work, because most of our staff is out this week, and someone has to deal with the random panicky students who completely missed their registration period and have now discovered all their planned courses are filled.
3. I have become sadly, tragically addicted to the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
customers_suck LJ community, a spleen-venting forum for all those who work with the public. At this time of year, of course, horror stories about life in the retail sector predominate, and man, am I glad I've managed to stay entirely out of retail venues this month.
4. Reading through my friends list this weekend left me filled with gratitude that I did not sign up for the yuletide challenge thingie.
5. Still have not seen RotK. Must rectify that soon, except that from now until after New Year's the theatres are likely to be jammed with people hauling kids along. Drat.
2. The usual blergh of Monday is blerghified still further by the fact that I've got my annual midwinter nose infection going, the details of which I'll spare you except to say that it involves the entire right side of my face and neck swelling up and throbbing, plus the low-grade fever. Alas, I cannot just stay home from work, because most of our staff is out this week, and someone has to deal with the random panicky students who completely missed their registration period and have now discovered all their planned courses are filled.
3. I have become sadly, tragically addicted to the
customers_suck LJ community, a spleen-venting forum for all those who work with the public. At this time of year, of course, horror stories about life in the retail sector predominate, and man, am I glad I've managed to stay entirely out of retail venues this month.4. Reading through my friends list this weekend left me filled with gratitude that I did not sign up for the yuletide challenge thingie.
5. Still have not seen RotK. Must rectify that soon, except that from now until after New Year's the theatres are likely to be jammed with people hauling kids along. Drat.